Liza (Finland) 70s, Loafer-Pump Hybrid, Squared Vamp, Gold Horsebit, Equestrian

Liza (Finland) 70s, Loafer-Pump Hybrid, Squared Vamp, Gold Horsebit, Equestrian SUNDAZED & OUTSIDE SOCIETY S.O.S. | sundazed.io/sos This vintage 1970s black patent leather shoe by Liza, manufactured in Finland, stands as a hybridized typology that bridges the formal lineage of the equestrian bit loafer with the sculptural poise of a mid-heel pump, articulating a distinctly Northern European recalibration of aristocratic codes for the urban, postwar woman. Its squared vamp, punctuated by gold-toned horsebit hardware, foregrounds a clear referential lineage to bourgeois equestrianism, yet the insertion of a mid-height block heel—a structurally stable, visually grounded counterform—repositions the silhouette within the logic of metropolitan pragmatism. The patent leather upper, labeled äkta ovanläder (genuine upper leather), not only affirms material authenticity but exemplifies the postwar Scandinavian ethos of material honesty and structural endurance, characteristic of regional shoemaking traditions that prized durability without compromising aesthetic precision. Construction is most plausibly cemented, in keeping with the industrialized manufacturing models of mid-century women’s formal footwear, wherein ease of replication and economic scalability were deftly balanced with clean visual execution—an approach resonant with Sergio Rossi’s calibrated industrialism and Edhen Milano’s urban tailoring of continental classics.